USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/18 07:55
11/18/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/18 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Nov 18, 2025
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW AND BOAR REPORT
CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS
Actual Actual Actual
Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 6,049 4,158 5,496
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,336 998 797
Other Purchase Arrangement 102 0 164
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,051 0 0
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Volume and Price Range For Sows and Boars
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Neg. Sows 6,333 2,389 2,915 1,874
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,333 2,389 2,915 1,874
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,540 360 714 503
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 563 391 439 123
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.50 30.00-76.50 30.00-76.50 -
Wtd Average Price 60.12 61.39 59.90
Average Weight 373 378 373 364
Head Count 1,029 679 841 20
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 38.00-76.50 30.00-76.50 68.85-83.00
Wtd Average Price 64.27 65.09 62.67 72.49
Average Weight 425 423 423 428
Head Count 893 482 617 173
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-78.25 51.00-76.50 51.00-76.50 68.85-78.25
Wtd Average Price 70.87 70.46 70.38 73.90
Average Weight 476 477 477 474
Head Count 808 430 444 111
500-549 pounds
Price Range 55.13-83.00 63.00-83.00 63.00-83.00 68.85-83.00
Wtd Average Price 74.59 72.64 71.24 76.94
Average Weight 525 520 522 527
Head Count 1,959 497 685 798
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.13-83.00 63.00-80.00 63.00-80.00 68.85-83.00
Wtd Average Price 75.68 74.78 73.93 78.02
Average Weight 584 582 582 588
Head Count 763 190 217 330
Total Live Basis Head 5,452 2,278 2,804 1,432
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
450-499 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
500-549 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
Total Live Basis Head
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Combined Negotiated and Negotiated Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.50 30.00-76.50 30.00-76.50 -
Wtd Average Price 60.12 61.39 59.90
Average Weight 373 378 373 364
Head Count 1,029 679 841 20
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 38.00-76.50 30.00-76.50 68.85-83.00
Wtd Average Price 64.27 65.09 62.67 72.49
Average Weight 425 423 423 428
Head Count 893 482 617 173
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-78.25 51.00-76.50 51.00-76.50 68.85-78.25
Wtd Average Price 70.87 70.46 70.38 73.90
Average Weight 476 477 477 474
Head Count 808 430 444 111
500-549 pounds
Price Range 55.13-83.00 63.00-83.00 63.00-83.00 68.85-83.00
Wtd Average Price 74.59 72.64 71.24 76.94
Average Weight 525 520 522 527
Head Count 1,959 497 685 798
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.13-83.00 63.00-80.00 63.00-80.00 68.85-83.00
Wtd Average Price 75.68 74.78 73.93 78.02
Average Weight 584 582 582 588
Head Count 763 190 217 330
Total Live Basis Head 5,452 2,278 2,804 1,432
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Swine or Pork Market Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 62.21-66.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.73
Average Weight 373 367 374
Head Count 139 54 83
400-449 pounds
Price Range 63.63-69.04 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.05
Average Weight 426 419 423 425
Head Count 306 4 80 193
450-499 pounds
Price Range 69.98-77.18 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.95
Average Weight 475 477 476 471
Head Count 281 26 105 89
500-549 pounds
Price Range 71.35-78.07 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.03
Average Weight 524 526 525 522
Head Count 283 46 92 110
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 600 591 595 617
Head Count 238 77 90 28
Total Live Basis Head 1,247 153 421 503
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Boars (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 416 387 393 613
Head Count 366 289 337 28
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,368 Illinois 809
Indiana 190 Iowa 1,887
Kansas 85 Michigan 42
Minnesota 1,253 Missouri 88
Nebraska 548 North Carolina 768
Ohio 252 Oklahoma 144
Pennsylvania 389 South Dakota 207
Texas 356 Wisconsin 152
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